Howard Blake Piano - English Composer of The Snowman, Lifecycle, Benedictus and many other musical works

'*LIFECYCLE' op.489 (1996) Listen to this Work
A sequence of 24 pieces for the piano - the complete 77 page album can be purchased by mail order

'The Snowman Easy Piano Picture Book' op.364a (April 1986)
Highlights of 'The Snowman' arranged for young players

'BRIEDEL LES VACHES' op.690 (June 2017)
A piece to celebrate 200 years of Beethoven

'*THE SNOWMAN RHAPSODY FOR SOLO PIANO' op.663 (August 2014)
A 43-minute virtuoso concert arrangement of material from the animated film and the stage show

'*HAIKU FOR YU-CHEE' op.650 (May 2013)
Short piano piece

'*PARTING' op.650a (May 2013)
Short piano piece

'GENTLE FOLK' op.647 (March 2013)
A solo piano version of the theme from the BBC 2 TV 'Playhouse' October 1979

'THE DUELLISTS FOR SOLO PIANO' op.646 (March 2013)
Theme from Ridley Scott's film The Duellists (Special Jury Prize Cannes festival 1977)

'*PRELUDE FOR VOVA' op.640 (April 2012)
A piano piece requested by Vladimir Ashkenazy (Vova) composed on the first three letters of his name

'WALKING IN THE AIR - ONE PAGE' op.638 (January 2012)
Arrangement of Walking in the air extract Lifecycle (easy one-page arrangement for piano by the composer)

'BRITISH AIRWAYS THEME' op.631a (January 2012)
The music for British Airways specially arranged for easy piano by Howard Blake

'*SPEECH AFTER LONG SILENCE' op.610 (February 2010)
concert piece for solo piano

'WALKING IN THE AIR IN D MINOR' op.609 (October 2009)
Concert piece for solo piano as in 'Lifecycle' but transposed to simpler key of D minor

'FOUR EASY PIECES' op.608 (September 2009)
Four early piano pieces revised for performance

'LAURA' op.604 (September 2009)

Piano theme from 'The Duellists' improvised by the composer

'MME. DE LEON'S SALON' op.583 (March 2007)
Piano solo from the film 'The Duellists'

''THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER' FOR PIANO' op.572 (May 2006)
The original organ piece transcribed for piano

'*HAIKU' op.567 (April 2006)
Piano piece

'14. Music Box (extract Lifecycle) theme from The Changeling' op.489n (July 1996)

'1. Prelude:Andantino (extract Lifecycle)' op.489a (1996)

'2. Nocturne (extract Lifecycle)' op.489b (1996)

'3. Impromptu (extract Lifecycle)' op.489d (1996)

'4. Toccatina (extract Lifecycle)' op.489d (1996)

'5. Mazurka (extract Lifecycle)' op.489e (1996)

'6. Walking Song (extract Lifecycle)' op.489f (1996)

'Chaconne (extract Lifecycle)' op.489g (1996)

'Scherzo (extract Lifecycle)' op.489h (1996)

'Ballad (extract Lifecycle)' op.489i (1996)

'Rag (extract Lifecycle)' op.489j (1996)

'Study (extract Lifecycle)' op.489k (1996)

'Berceuse (extract Lifecycle)' op.489l (1996)

'13. Prelude: Allegro Risoluto (extract Lifecycle)' op.489m (1996)

'Romanza (extract Lifecycle)' op.489o (1996)

'Dance of the Hunters (extract Lifecycle)' op.489p (1996)

'Dance of the Sun and the Moon (extract Lifecycle)' op.489q (1996)

'Isabelle (extract Lifecycle)' op.489r (1996)

'Serioso - come una marcia lenta (extract Lifecycle)' op.489s (1996)

'Jump (extract Lifecycle)' op.489t (1996)

'Walking in the Air (extract Lifecycle)' op.489u (1996)

'Night and Day (extract Lifecycle)' op.489v (1996)

'Oberon (Shakespeare) - a piece from 'Lifecycle'' op.489w (1996)

'Make-Believe (extract Lifecycle)' op.489x (1996)

'SONATA FOR TWO PIANOS REVISED VERSION SEE OPUS 130' op.473 (October 1994)
A revised version of the concert work for two pianos (see op.130)

''THE MIRROR'' op.388 (July 1988)
Slow movement of "Sonata For Two Pianos" arranged for a broadcast, BBC Maida Vale with Tony Hyams.

'CATHERINE AND CHRISTOPHER'S PIANO BOOK' op.350 (1985)
A book of pieces / nursery rhymes

'WALKING IN THE AIR - EASY PIANO VERSION' op.335b (January 1984)
Easy piano version of the Snowman song with lyrics and guitar chords (Publisher's arrangement)

'*TWELVE PIANO PIECES' op.192 (October 1975)
A collection of pieces later to become part 1 of 'Lifecycle' N/A

'*EIGHT CHARACTER PIECES' op.338 (1975) Listen to this Work
Piano pieces later included in 'Lifecycle'

'INVENTION AND PARTITA' op.161 (September 1972)
Two piano pieces

'FOUR PIANO ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOUTHERN TV' op.9 (1963)
Commissioned to be performed on the Southern TV piano programme 'The Lythgoe Touch'

'PRELUDE IN B MINOR' op.5f (1962)
A piece composed on meeting Vladimir and Dody Ashenazy

'TWILIGHT WALK' op.5d (December 1961)
A short suite of piano pieces for children

'AUBADE' op.5 (1959)
A concert piece for piano

'*VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF BARTOK' op.3 (February 1958)
A concert piece for piano

'*TWO PIECES FOR CHRISTINE' op.1g (May 1957)
Two easy teaching pieces for piano composed for Christine Pembridge

'*FOUR EASY PIECES' op.1d (November 1956)
Piano pieces for children

'*PIANO FANTASY' op.1b (August 1955)
A concert piece for piano in three sections

'MARCH IN D MAJOR' op.1a (1949)
Piano piece

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